Vijay Raghunathan is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Purdue University and the director of the Embedded Systems and IoT Lab, which he founded in 2006. At Purdue University, his team investigates the design of new hardware and software architectures for next-generation embedded systems, IoT edge devices, and wearable/implantable electronics, with an emphasis on ultra-low power design, micro-scale energy harvesting, edge analytics, and reliable/secure system design.

Evgenii Narimanov, professor of electrical and computer engineering in the College of Engineering, will receive the 2019 Arden L. Bement Jr. Award for significant accomplishments in pure and applied science and engineering.

Purdue students have long been involved in what’s called the Greatest Month in Racing, a set of motorsports events culminating in the running of the Indianapolis 500 every Memorial Day weekend. Festivities and competitions fill the month of May, including the evGrand Prix — a set of competitive races for smaller electric vehicles (go-karts) among high school and collegiate design teams.

The Purdue College of Engineering recognized 72 graduate students, including 11 from ECE, for excellence in research, service, or teaching at its annual awards luncheon.

Wearables are quickly evolving from somewhat gimmicky gadgets to active partners in our healthcare. These smart electronic devices track everything from bread-and-butter fitness indicators like steps taken and hours slept to complex data like fluctuations in heart rate. These devices can be our partners as we work toward innovative solutions to improve preventive medicine and quick response. Simply put, people increasingly want to take ownership of their own health.

Researchers at various Microsoft Quantum lab sites, including the lab of Purdue ECE Prof. Michael Manfra, have collaborated to create a device that could bring more scalable quantum bits.

Purdue University researchers have come up with a way to embed a disposable sensor device in diapers to better detect urinary tract infections.

Charles and his wife of 53 years, Arlene, are sharing some of their financial rewards with a gift to benefit the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Minority Engineering Program, Global Engineering Programs and Partnerships, and the President’s Fund.

ECE student Baibhab Chatterjee, representing a team from Purdue, received the Best Paper Award at the 2019 IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), held April 14-April 18 in Austin, Texas.